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Behavioral Health providers are being challenged to adopt health
information technology with very limited resources. There is a
need to prepare for increased numbers of patients receiving health
insurance benefits, requirements for electronic billing, data
exchange among treating providers and an ever increasing need to
collect and use health information to improve care.
These intense one day seminars will provide attendees with the
necessary information to move forward in adopting, acquiring and
implementing electronic health records and other health
information technology. Presenters will review the various stages
of implementation from initial planning and assessment through
advanced topics such as data warehousing. There will be a focus
on utilizing networks of care to build on economies of scale.
Participants will leave with a thorough understanding of where
they are in the process, and a plan for next steps in their health
information technology implementation efforts.
These seminars are a collaborative work of NIATx, SAAS and
The National Council supported by SAMHSA.
Topics include:
Overview of the CMS Rule on Medicare and Medicaid
Incentive Payments
Practice Management Systems vs EHRs
Benefits & Economies of Scale when working with a
Network
HIT Planning and Assessment Process
HIT Workflow Redesign
Due Diligence and Vendor Negotiations
EHR Selection and Implementation
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning
Data Warehousing
Use of Telemedicine
Health Information Exchange and Behavioral Health
TeleMedicine & Behavioral
Health
Session
Description
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This presentation will cover the basics of Telemedicine principles and best
practices, in a framework for the Behavioral Health provider. Today’s topics
include:
• History
• Pros/Cons
• Real World Applications
• Technology
• Administrative Concerns
• Readiness Assessment / First Steps
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Terminology /
History
Terminology – Often Interchangeable:
Telemedicine: is the delivery of any healthcare
service or transmission of wellness information
using telecommunications technology.
Telehealth: used to encompass a broader definition
of remote healthcare that does not always involve
clinical services. Videoconferencing, transmission of
still images, e-health including patient portals,
remote monitoring of vital signs, continuing medical
education and nursing call centers are all
considered part of telemedicine and telehealth.
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-- American Telemedicine Association
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Terminology
“Telemedicine uses communication networks for
delivery of health care services and medical
education from one geographical location to
another. It is deployed to overcome issues like
uneven distribution and shortage of infrastructural
and human resources."
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-- Sood et al. (2007) What is Telemedicine? A Collection of 104
Peer-reviewed Perspectives and Theoretical Underpinnings.
Telemedicine and e-Health, 13:573-90
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History
1959 – University of Nebraska (two-way televisions)
1970’s – Funding Issues, limited screen quality, “bulky”
equipment – decline in interest
1980’s – “Health Psychology” term coined and new
attempts to integrate BH with medicine
1990’s – Significant increase in faster technology /
improved equipment
2000’s – Payors begin to view more favorably as clinical
benefits established & cost effectiveness
demonstrated © 2011, Community Health Centers Alliance, Inc.
-- Journal of Healthcare Information Management, vol. 13, no. 4, Winter 1999
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Pros & Cons
What challenges are most often cited as barriers in
the delivery of Behavioral and Mental Health Care?
Access to Care:
• Location based
• Financial / insurance status
• Cultural / linguistic challenges
Access to Workforce:
• Rural areas / low population density areas
• Provider shortages
• Compensation / billing challenges, especially
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Why Telehealth Today? (PROS)
• Improved Access to care
• Cost Efficiencies
• Patient Demand
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-- American Telemedicine Association
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Why Telehealth Today? (PROS)
• Improved Access to care
Increased access to patients in distant / remote areas, and
expanded reach for physicians and health facilities beyond
their own offices
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-- American Telemedicine Association
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Why Telehealth Today? (PROS)
• Cost Efficiencies
May reduce the cost of healthcare and increase efficiency
through better management of chronic diseases, shared
health professional staffing, reduced travel times, and fewer
or shorter hospital stays.
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-- American Telemedicine Association
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Why Telehealth Today? (PROS)
• Patient Demand
Using telemedicine technologies reduces travel time and
related stresses to the patient.
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-- American Telemedicine Association
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Potential CONS:
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• Must be careful to follow interstate licensing
rules when applicable
• Clinicians may find it somewhat challenging to
pick up on nonverbal cues (such as
psychomotor agitation or poor hygiene)
• Quality / Cost of available equipment ranges
widely – must consider all factors in selection
• Some technical hiccups will happen – who is
available to support the clinician in the session
to minimize impact to patient care?
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Potential CONS:
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• Patient / client may not feel the empathy from
the clinician that would be conveyed in a face to
face encounter
• Some BH techniques are potentially less
successful
• This modality potentially limits the type of
patients one might select for care, or might
require additional post-session coordination /
support
What Clinicians are Offering
Telehealth Now?
Telepsychiatry
“… offers hope for addressing longstanding problems
regarding work force shortages and access to care,
especially in remote or rural areas.”
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-- B. Christopher Frueh, Jeannine Monnier, Jon D. Elhai, Anouk L.
Grubaugh and Rebecca G. Knapp. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health.
Winter 2004, 10(4): 455-458. doi:10.1089/tmj.2004.10.455.
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Emerging Best Practice:
Telepsychiatry-based culturally sensitive collaborative
treatment may help to expand access to culturally competent
psychiatrists fluent in patients' native languages and improve
treatment of depressed minority patients in primary care
settings
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-- Yeung A, Hails K, Chang T, Trinh NH, Fava M.
A study of the effectiveness of telepsychiatry-based culturally
sensitive collaborative treatment of depressed Chinese Americans.
BMC Psychiatry. 2011 Sep 26;11(1):154.
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Other Clinicians:
• Psychologists
• LCSWs
• Marriage / Family Therapists
• Substance Abuse Counselors
Therapy has been successful utilizing
telehealth throughout the life cycle
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Real-World
Applications
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Medicaid Pilot Telehealth Project –
Rural Florida (early 2000’s)
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University of Florida / FQHC
Partnership for Children • Equipment from prior successful medicine
pilot used
• Would it work for Behavioral Health? – Focused on Children & Adolescents
– ADHD Protocols
– Successes: Patient Satisfaction, Increased Access,
Broader Reach
– Cons: Equipment was not “real-time” (time delays)
Health Under Guided Systems
(HUGS) – Launched 2011
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Sponsored by the Naples Children
Education Foundation (NCEF)
• Collaboration of key stakeholders in Collier
County interested in Behavioral Health
• Multi-sites utilize existing capacity at David
Lawrence Community Mental Health Center – Also for Children & Adolescents
– Traditional Telepsychiatry Model
– Successes: Patient Satisfaction, Increased Access,
Broader Reach, Improved technology allows real-time
communication & clarity
– Cons: Challenge to integrate EHRs
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Published January 20, 2011
http://www.herald-union.com/article.php?i=15937
Other Programs in the News
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www2.kumc.edu/telemedicine/Programs/TKC.htm
Other Programs in the News
For More Information:
Dr. Eve-Lyn Nelson
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http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/news/mental-
health/single-article/ed-telepsychiatry-cuts-admissions-
saves-money-at-south-carolina-hospitals/1097cf7030.html
Other Programs in the News
Major Finding:
Telepsychiatry consults reduced
hospital admissions for mental
health patients from about 12% to
8% at 25 hospitals in South
Carolina, and shortened
emergency department stays from
an average of four to three days.
Data Source:
Outcomes data for more than
6,000 telepsychiatry patients and
matched controls.
Technology
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Technologies Typically Employed
for Telehealth
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Store and Forward Technologies: • Email (Note: Clinical Validation / Payor Reimbursement
still open issues)
• TeleHome technologies – Internet-based systems that use a personal computer
– In-home communication and monitoring devices
– Cellular technologies
Telemental Health Guide – The Center for Eliminating Mental Health
Disparities, University of Colorado at Denver
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Technologies Typically Employed
for Telehealth
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Most Commonly Associated: Live,
Interactive Technologies
• Telephone (sometimes referred to as
“POTS” for “Plain Old Telephone
System)
• Video Teleconferencing (VTC)
Telemental Health Guide – The Center for Eliminating Mental Health
Disparities, University of Colorado at Denver
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Administrative
Concerns
“Home Turf” – Local Implementation
Considerations
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State by State Issues
• Potential Restrictions – Facility
• Potential Restrictions – Provider
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Payor Considerations
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• Medicare will pay for a limited number of Part
B services that are furnished by a physician
or practitioner to an eligible beneficiary via a
telecommunications system. For eligible
telehealth services, the use of a
telecommunications system substitutes for a
face-to-face, “hands on” encounter.
Medicare Learning Network (MLN), Telehealth Services Factsheet,
July 2009
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Payor Considerations
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• Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth
services by psychologists is available in as
many as 13 states: Alaska, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine,
Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, Utah, and Virginia.
Reimbursement for Telehealth Services, by Legal & Regulatory Affairs
Staff of the American Psychological Association Practice Organization
March 31, 2011
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Payor Considerations
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• Legislation requiring private sector insurance
companies to pay for telehealth services in:
California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Texas, and Virginia. While all of these
states mandate coverage, not all require
reimbursement rates on par with rates for face-to-
face services.
Reimbursement for Telehealth Services, by Legal & Regulatory Affairs
Staff of the American Psychological Association Practice Organization
March 31, 2011
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Getting Started
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Getting Started
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Needs Assessment: • Legal Environment
• Local area challenges
• Provider availability
• Patient perspective / acceptance
• Technology
• Project Management
• Financial
• Billing
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Site / Patient Readiness Assessment
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A thorough evaluation of needs at a particular
site is critical:
• Consider the patient’s clinical needs
• Potential benefits
• Potential costs
• What clinical support is available at the
patient's site?
• What is the availability of follow-up care?
The National Center for PTSD,
www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/ptsd-telemental.asp
accessed 10/12/2011
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Criteria for Success
Criteria for success of telemedical
applications. Obstfelder et al.
Implementation Science 2007 2:25
doi:10.1186/1748-5908-2-25
Recommendations:
As with all advanced
Health Information
Technology projects,
time spent in
assessing, planning,
and gaining local buy-
in (especially from
Clinician Champions
and clients) is key to
success.
Potential Funding Sources
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Health Resources & Services Administration
(hrsa.gov/grants)
• Deadline – 10/31/2011: Rural Health Network
Development Planning Grant
• Deadline Anticipated December 2011: Telehealth
Network Grant Program
U S Department of Agriculture
(rurdev.usda.gov/UTP_DLT.html)
• Deadline Anticipated Spring 2012: RUS Distance
Learning & Telemedicine
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RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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American Telemedicine Association
www.americantelemed.org Telemental Health Guide, University of Colorado (Denver)
www.tmhguide.org
The Telehealth Technology Assessment Center of the Alaska Native Tribal Health
Consortium (ANTHC)
www.telehealthtac.org
The National Center for PTSD
www.ptsd.va.gov
TeleMental Health Institute, Inc. (Training Webinars / Consulting)
www.TeleMentalHealth.com
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Questions?
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Original Content Developed for
SAMHSA by
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www.southfloridarec.org
www.hcnetwork.org
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Our Footprint • HCCN - Member Center CEOs
serve as Board of Directors
• 41 member centers in 10 states
(FL, HI, KS, MD, MO, NM, RI, TX,
UT, WV)
• Approximately 800,000 patients
with more than 2 million visits
• Covering Priority Primary Care
Providers (PPCP) in Miami-Dade,
Broward, Monroe, Martin, Palm
Beach, Indian River,
Okeechobee, and St. Lucie
Counties
• Provider Goal = 2,500
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HCN Health Information Technology Services
• Electronic Health Record – Medical / Dental / Behavioral
– Custom Provider Templates
– School Based Dental
– School Based Medical
– Document Imagining
– Voice Recognition
– CCD
• Network Administration – Hosting Services
– Back office / Email Support
– Disaster Preparedness
– Infrastructure Design (LAN/WAN)
– Web Design/Mgmt
• Implementations and Training – Project/Change Management
– Training and Staff Development
– Best Practices Matrix
– Reimbursement Coordination
• Support Services
– 24hr Service Desk (Hardware/Software)
– Project Management
– Vendor Escalation
– BETA Testing
• Business Intelligence – Meaningful Use Reporting
– Clinical Reporting
– Fiscal Reports (Black Book)
– Web based Reporting Tools
– Practice Management Support
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, OCHIN is a national non-profit collaborative, currently
comprised of 42 organizations across seven states representing over 400 clinics and over
2,000 providers. With the ultimate goal of transforming health care in the United States,
OCHIN provides integrated HIT software products and a wide variety of services, training
and education to community health clinics, mental health services and small practices
serving the medically underserved.
www.ochin.org
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Who We Are
• 501c(3) Collaborative Health Center Controlled Network
• 51% of Board Members are Community Health Center Executives
• 42 member organizations, over 400 individual clinics & 2000 providers
• 1M patients, 2.140M Practice Management & 1.712M Electronic Health Record annual visits
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OCHIN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
• Practice Management
Scanning solutions
FQHC customizations
Special and community Library Reports
Flexible build and configuration
Automated patient notifications
Revenue cycle management
• Electronic Health Record
Integrated community health record- medical, dental, behavioral health, school-based clinics
E-prescribing
Decision support tools
Case/care management tools
Integrated lab interfaces
Advanced role based security
Voice recognition
Reporting and benchmarking tools
Document management
Continuity of Care Record (CCD)
Patient Personal Health Record (PHR)
• Implementation, Training and Products Project management
Information systems implementation
Network design
HIT integration & interoperability
Billing and revenue cycle management
Staff PM/EHR training
Web-based training modules
• Support Project Management
24/7 service desk
Advisory and consulting services
Meaningful Use reporting tools
Clinical reporting tools
Specialty build for grant
Vendor escalation
• Practice Based Research Network
Safety Net clinical research & clinical collaboration opportunities
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www.AdvanceHealthIT.org
Regional Extension Center
Est. 2010
www.CHCAlliance.org
Health Center Controlled Network
Est. 1999
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Core Health Information
Technology
Offerings
Practice Management
System (including Practice Analytics)
Electronic Health Records
(240,000+ Patient Records)
ePrescribe
Lab Orders / Results
Specialty Provider Referrals
Quality Reporting
Electronic Oral Health
Records (including Digital Imaging)
“Meaningful” Users of EHR Since 2005
Professional Services
Project Management / Implementation Support Leadership and task level monitoring
End to end project / system design
Workflow / Process Consideration
On-site Go-Live Choreography
Training Modalities matched to provider / end user needs,
including classroom, coaching, and web-based tools
Competency exams
Report Writing / Administration Custom QA/QI, Peer Review, and Operations reporting
Meaningful Use – Workflows, Provider-level detail, and
gap analysis
EHR Development / Enhancement Clinical Committee directed
Interface management to support HIE and other
functionality to the provider desktop
Technical Assistance & Support Help Desk processes more than 7,000 requests
annually; fewer than 5% escalated to vendors
24x7 System Availability
Tier 1 Data Center Partner Server Redundancy
Privacy / Security Monitoring & Management
24x7 Server Monitoring / Network Administration
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Service Area Counties: 41 Provider Goal: 2,026
• Education and Trusted Resource for
Latest Information
• Best Practices Dissemination
• System selection assistance
• System implementation support
• Technical assistance
• Privacy and security best practices
• Workflow redesign
• Clinical outcomes reporting / data
integrity
• Federal regulations navigation
• “Meaningful Use” education,
application, and attainment
• Education and assistance in achieving
eligibility for CMS EHR Adoption
Incentive Program funding (Designed to
help overcome the financial barrier to
EHR adoption)